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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 161 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. arch bridge
  3. False
  4. False
  5. a flat deck on piers
  6. tension
  7. suspension bridge
  8. 7
  9. good for short gaps
  10. tall towers hold cables
  11. 9
  12. False
  13. pushes out on its ends
  14. piers
  15. compression
  16. arch bridge
  17. False
  18. 4
  19. a log across a stream
  20. suspension bridge
  21. beam bridge
  22. beam bridge
  23. suspension bridge
  24. 10
  25. 30
  26. a curve under the deck
  27. 4
  28. arch bridge
  29. the longest spans of all
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. beam bridge
  34. beam bridge
  35. the simplest bridge
  36. deck hangs from cables
  37. True
  38. cables tied down at ends
  39. True
  40. False

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